Musicians and Board Members

Christopher McWilliams, Music Director

"It is my greatest joy to shepherd the Randolph Singers this coming spring season, 2024." 


Mr. McWilliams graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music in Organ and Piano Performance, and a Master of Music with Distinction, in Piano Pedagogy and Performance from Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, NJ, where his courses included choral directing.  After graduation, he was a piano instructor at the Westminster Conservatory of Music from 2012 to 2020. During this time, Christopher taught music theory at the Princeton String Academy and regularly performed in chamber music recitals. From 2011 to 2018, he served as organist of Princeton United Methodist Church.

Christopher is  currently Music Director at the First Congregational Church of Berlin,  where he leads the adult choir, plays and maintains the organ and pianos, and collaborates with other soloists.  He was previously Music Director at Bethany United Church of Christ in Montpelier, He gives private piano lessons both in Barre and remotely and also teaches music classes at the Monteverdi School of Music. 

Susan Montgomery-Grout, Accompanist

Susan Montgomery-Grout began playing piano at the age of 6, learning from her mother Jean, an accompanist with the Randolph Singers for many years.  Ms. Montgomery-Grout received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Boston University.  She  studied song literature and the art of collaborative piano playing with Allen Rogers, solo performance with Lenore Engdahl and baroque ensemble accompanying with Thomas Dunn.  Susan has extensive choral accompanying experience and was the pianist for 3 choral groups at the Longy School of Music for over 10 years during her tenure in Boston as well as numerous pit orchestras and  local performing groups.    Her other musical interests include flute, organ, singing with the Randolph Singers and recently has taken up the mandolin.  When not practicing, Susan enjoys skiing, yoga and cooking. 

Board of Directors

Our board works closely with the music director to plan our concert seasons.  If you are interested in serving on the Board, please let us know at randolphsingers@gmail.com

 (Clockwise from bottom left) Lindsay Meyer, John Koella, Tom Davis, Ann Brandon, David Haberl, Tammy Limlaw, Shari Dutton (previous board member), Diane Lints.

 Photos by Bob Eddy © 2023